1. Roundtable on countries census plans
Regional Roundtable on
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago May 2017
Roundtable on countries census plans
Technical Session 2
Jairo Castano
Senior Statistician
Leader, Agricultural Census and Survey Team
FAO Statistics Division

2. Participation of FAO member countries by WCA rounds
Participation of countries and territories in the WCA rounds
Region
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020 (planned)
No. of participating
countries
100
111
103 90
114
131 95
Africa (55) 28 25 23 20 36
North and Central America (27) 19 18 16 14 17 7
South America (13) 11 10 8
Of which FAO Caribbean
n.a 2
Asia (48)* 21 29
32* 33
Europe (41)# 24 22 37 6
Oceania (19) 12 13 9 5
Out of 7
*This number includes also Palestine. (Palestine is not a full member state of FAO).
# This number includes also Greenland and Kosovo (Greenland is part of Denmark, Kosovo is not a full member state)

3. Participation of FAO member countries by census rounds

4. WCA 2010 status in FAO Caribbean
countries participating in the Roundtable (14)
*Countries that have conducted an agricultural census during the WCA 2010 round are:
FAO RLC – Caribbean (7 countries): Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Suriname
*Countries that have not conducted an agricultural census during the WCA 2010 round are: FAO RLC – Caribbean (7 countries): Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Trinidad and Tobago

5. FAO Caribbean countries that conducted an agricultural census during the WCA 2010 (and WCA 2020 plans) No
Country
WCA 2010 round
( )
WCA 2020 Plan
( ) 1
Antigua and Barbuda
2007
no info 2
Belize
2011 3
Grenada
2012 4
Haiti
2008/2009 5
Jamaica 6
Saint Lucia 7
Suriname
This list is to be confirmed/completed by countries. Is FAO missing any country?
Any census plans for 2020 census round?

6. Countries in the region that did not conduct a census during the WCA 2010 round (and plans)
Country
Last census year
Census planned 1
Bahamas
1994
no info 2
Barbados
1989 3
Dominica
1995 4
Guyana
1968/69
2017/2019 5
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000 6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2019 7
Trinidad and Tobago
2004
This list is to be confirmed/completed by countries. Is FAO missing any country?
Any census plans for 2020 census round?

7. Coverage of WCA 2010 themes in participating Caribbean countries (7 countries)

8. Most covered Themes during the WCA 2010 round in Caribbean countries participating in the Roundtable
Crops
Land
Agricultural services
Agricultural Pratices
Demographic and social characteristics
Farm labour
Antigua & Barbuda
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Lucia
Suriname

9. Irrigation and water management Household food security
Less covered Themes during the WCA 2010 round in Caribbean countries participating in the Roundtable
Livestock
Irrigation and water management
Manag. of holding
Aquaculture
Forestry
Household food security
Antigua & Barbuda
Grenada
Jamaica
Saint Lucia
Haiti
Suriname

10. FAO census projects
The following Caribbean countries benefited from FAO technical assistance through projects
Country name
Census year
Project Title
GRENADA
2012
TCP/GRN/3402 (EOD 01/08/2013– NTE 31/08/2015)- Support to the Data Processing, Analysis and Dissemination of the Census of Agriculture;
HAITI
2008/2009
TCP/HAI/3101 (EOD 01/06/2006-NTE 31/05/2008) – Reinforcement of the National Agricultural Statistical and preparation of the general agricultural census;
GCP /HAI/020/EC (EOD 01/06/2007-NTE 31/12/2009) – Assistance to the preparation of the General Agricultural Census of Haiti;
GCP /HAI/026/EC (EOD 01/01/2010 – NTE 31/10/2013) – Processing of data of General Agricultural Census of Haiti;
SAINT LUCIA
2007
TCP/STL/3102 (EOD 01/07/2006- NTE 30/09/2008) – Assistance to Agricultural Census and Statistics;
SURINAME
2008
TCP/SUR/3003 (EOD 01/04/2005-NTE 31/01/2007) –Preparatory Assistance for the 2008 Agricultural Census of Suriname;
UTF /SUR/002/SUR (EOD 01/08/2006-NTE 30/06/2014) – Assistance to Agricultural Census 2008 of Suriname

11. Countries feedback (during the roundtable) on:
Some countries have not yet validated the metadata sent on July/August Please validate the metadata (sent to you by ) on the last agricultural census conducted in your country. Please return it by the end of the Roundtable.
Some countries must fill-in the metadata. FAO have no census materials from you. Please fill-in the metadata form (sent to you by ) on the last agricultural census conducted in your country. Please complete and return it by the end of the Roundtable.
Please provide the missing census materials for the on-line census library, available on FAO website: agriculture/wca2020/wca2010/countries2010/en/
Country participation in different rounds:

12. COUNTRIES FEEDBACK IN PLENNARY ON
Updates on the past censuses conducted in the WCA 2010 round
Census plans for the WCA 2020 round
Approaches and methodologies planned to be used in the next agricultural census

13. THANK YOU!